Barbara Barnhoorn_Greeff
Human Resources Development Manager at Sanoma Learning- Claim this Profile
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Karen Hendrie
I worked alongside Barbara for a year in my previous role. She was my main HR contact person. She was so welcoming when I arrived to the company. She helped me settle in so quickly and get everything sorted and was so helpful and friendly. She always had a huge smile on her face and was so approachable and down to earth, she really deeply cares about the employees of the firm. Her door was always open. She is extremely discrete, private and confidential and was so easy to talk to and open up to. She is genuinely interested in the well being of all her staff. She is so knowledgeable and helpful and one of the nicest people I’ve ever met. She takes time to get to really get know you, check in on you regularly and passes by everyone’s next to say hello she was a bright ray of sunshine. She has excellent interpersonal and communication skills she is such a people person. She has a great fun personality and sense of humour which is like a breath of fresh hair. I would highly recommend her for any role she choses to move into.
Jonathan Zurel
Barbara's natural sociability and emotional intelligence make her HR management skills seamless . Her ability to read a situtation and evaluate all parties' views to the benefit of all involved is second to none. I would gladly work with Barbara again.
Karen Hendrie
I worked alongside Barbara for a year in my previous role. She was my main HR contact person. She was so welcoming when I arrived to the company. She helped me settle in so quickly and get everything sorted and was so helpful and friendly. She always had a huge smile on her face and was so approachable and down to earth, she really deeply cares about the employees of the firm. Her door was always open. She is extremely discrete, private and confidential and was so easy to talk to and open up to. She is genuinely interested in the well being of all her staff. She is so knowledgeable and helpful and one of the nicest people I’ve ever met. She takes time to get to really get know you, check in on you regularly and passes by everyone’s next to say hello she was a bright ray of sunshine. She has excellent interpersonal and communication skills she is such a people person. She has a great fun personality and sense of humour which is like a breath of fresh hair. I would highly recommend her for any role she choses to move into.
Jonathan Zurel
Barbara's natural sociability and emotional intelligence make her HR management skills seamless . Her ability to read a situtation and evaluate all parties' views to the benefit of all involved is second to none. I would gladly work with Barbara again.
Karen Hendrie
I worked alongside Barbara for a year in my previous role. She was my main HR contact person. She was so welcoming when I arrived to the company. She helped me settle in so quickly and get everything sorted and was so helpful and friendly. She always had a huge smile on her face and was so approachable and down to earth, she really deeply cares about the employees of the firm. Her door was always open. She is extremely discrete, private and confidential and was so easy to talk to and open up to. She is genuinely interested in the well being of all her staff. She is so knowledgeable and helpful and one of the nicest people I’ve ever met. She takes time to get to really get know you, check in on you regularly and passes by everyone’s next to say hello she was a bright ray of sunshine. She has excellent interpersonal and communication skills she is such a people person. She has a great fun personality and sense of humour which is like a breath of fresh hair. I would highly recommend her for any role she choses to move into.
Jonathan Zurel
Barbara's natural sociability and emotional intelligence make her HR management skills seamless . Her ability to read a situtation and evaluate all parties' views to the benefit of all involved is second to none. I would gladly work with Barbara again.
Karen Hendrie
I worked alongside Barbara for a year in my previous role. She was my main HR contact person. She was so welcoming when I arrived to the company. She helped me settle in so quickly and get everything sorted and was so helpful and friendly. She always had a huge smile on her face and was so approachable and down to earth, she really deeply cares about the employees of the firm. Her door was always open. She is extremely discrete, private and confidential and was so easy to talk to and open up to. She is genuinely interested in the well being of all her staff. She is so knowledgeable and helpful and one of the nicest people I’ve ever met. She takes time to get to really get know you, check in on you regularly and passes by everyone’s next to say hello she was a bright ray of sunshine. She has excellent interpersonal and communication skills she is such a people person. She has a great fun personality and sense of humour which is like a breath of fresh hair. I would highly recommend her for any role she choses to move into.
Jonathan Zurel
Barbara's natural sociability and emotional intelligence make her HR management skills seamless . Her ability to read a situtation and evaluate all parties' views to the benefit of all involved is second to none. I would gladly work with Barbara again.
Experience
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Sanoma Learning
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E-learning
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100 - 200 Employee
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Human Resources Development Manager
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Jun 2021 - Present
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Heba Consulting Ltd
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South Holland, Netherlands
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Director
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Aug 2020 - Jun 2021
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Geneva Management Group
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Switzerland
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Executive, Human Resources
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Nov 2016 - Jun 2020
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Heba Consulting Ltd
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Mauritius
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Director/Owner
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2008 - Dec 2018
Heba Consulting Ltd is a Human Resources Services company delivering a wide range of HR services. Some of these directly complemented the main focus area: Recruitment. We provided specialized recruitment services to more than 50 established companies in Mauritius. Heba Consulting also provided Human Resource services and consulting to companies in the Mauritian market, in the following service areas: • Human Resource management • Organizational and Change management • Professional development • Accredited Insights facilitator • HR policy and procedure • Executive search • Position classification • Personnel management systems • Performance evaluations • Diversity management • Soft skills training
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PwC
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Professional Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Consultant (Specialist)
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2007 - 2008
Involved with Talent Management and Retention Strategies, Staff Audit, Skills Audits, Change Management and Management Training Involved with Talent Management and Retention Strategies, Staff Audit, Skills Audits, Change Management and Management Training
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Canon EMEA
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United Kingdom
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Organisation Design Team Manager
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Nov 2003 - Mar 2005
This role was part of the Canon Business Transformation initiative. The purpose of this position was to lead and co-ordinate the pan-European activities of the Organisation Design Team, to drive for consistency, eliminate duplication of effort and share best practise. This role was part of the Canon Business Transformation initiative. The purpose of this position was to lead and co-ordinate the pan-European activities of the Organisation Design Team, to drive for consistency, eliminate duplication of effort and share best practise.
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Canon Europa NV
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Amstelveen, Netherlands
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Manager Human Resources
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Jun 1991 - Nov 2003
Responsible for planning, managing and co-ordinating the day to day activities of the Human Resources department, implementing HR processes, evaluating services and ensuring a satisfied client group. Responsible for planning, managing and co-ordinating the day to day activities of the Human Resources department, implementing HR processes, evaluating services and ensuring a satisfied client group.
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Tour Director and Trainer
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Apr 1997 - Jun 1999
My responsibilities included organising the tour itinerary, extensive commentary on countries and towns visited, general administration and accounting and seeing to and meeting the various needs of clients. The clients consisted of various age groups and nationalities and the experience I gained in dealing with their requirements proved invaluable as it taught me how to handle crises and to deal with stressful situations. I also became involved with the training of new tour directors on processes and administration.
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Telkom SA
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Pretoria, South Africa
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Professional Practitioner
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Feb 1992 - Jan 1997
In this position I was responsible for the Human Resources Support Services department. I was responsible for the planning, organizing and control of the departments’ activities. I did psychometric testing and extensive orientation of new employees, I presented and facilitated various training programs and workshops and was involved with setting affordability targets and Service Level Agreements for Human Resources. Other services included individual therapy with company employees, marketing of the department, liaison with universities and other organizations and giving supervision to students.
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Sa Defence Force (SA Medical Services)
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Nelspruit Area, South Africa
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Lieutenant
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Jan 1991 - Jan 1992
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Education
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1993 - 1996
University of Johannesburg
MA (Soc.Sc.) Clinical -
1987 - 1990
University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria
BA SW (IV)
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